Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:10:04 -0500 | | From | Jeff Garzik <> | | Subject | Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering |
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Hua Zhong wrote: > The reason that I think it's important for some other person to do this job > independently is that you are not bothered by bugfixes, which you never did > well. :) You move on to each release as you do today, with different > criteria, and someone else who can do the job better do so to stablize it. > > In the end it's more like the old way of 2.5/2.4, but just with a shorter > release cycle, and the "2.6 stable release maintainer" could also continue > to pick up new 2.6.x releases to work on instead of having to be stuck on > one tree for 2 years or ever. He can say "this is the last 2.6.12.x release > and next I'll start 2.6.16.1", etc. > > For this to happen the person has to be well-recognized and trusted by the > community. Alan is one of the best candidates. :) Of course, I'm not sure if > he is still interested..
I think the system we appear to have wound up with is superior: there is no single 2.6.X.Y maintainer, but more a $sucker mail alias that Does The Right Thing.
Jeff
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